Little grebe #birdwatching #birdlife #wildlife #birds | The Wildlife

It is a big day for a little grebe! This Pied-billed Grebe was found stranded in a parking lot and cleared for release after a couple of days of observation in our clinic. After a rain shower, a parking lot or a road can often be mistaken as a body of water as it glistens and appears glossy to birds flying overhead. Unfortunately, for some birds like grebes and loons, once they land on the hard surface they thought was water, they are unable to take flight again. These birds are considered true